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Newspaper
Athens Messenger
Location
Athens, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Mar 16, 1939
Page
12
In eight years of covering the district basketball tournament at Ohio University observers applaud the work of referees Harry Schwab and Russ Young. Across 16 games the officials delivered a neat and consistent performance, drawing similar praise from several coaches.
The fragment covers sports trivia Q and A about perfect pitching records and attendance at Wembley, plus Dizzy Dean’s 30 win season. It notes signups for a Sports Question Man and mentions George Halas courting Day Berwanger to the Bears and Phillies camp recruits in New Braunfels, Texas.
Cincinnati Reds beat the world champion New York Yankees 2 to 1 in 12 innings as Nolen Richardson delivered a clutch looping single in the 12th. Richardson also dove to rob Jorgens in the 11th, while Harry Craft scored the decisive run after a sacrifice by Eddie Joost. Johnny Vander Meer recovers from a minor appendix infection.
A column from Mobile Alabama mocks the Philadelphia Phillies prospects for 1940 led by new manager Doc Prothro and a weak pitching staff. It notes last year’s 24 1/2 game gap to seventh place Brooklyn and highlights Merrill May as the only bright spot while promising future columns on the St. Louis Browns.
Mr and Mrs Darley Kitchen remodeled the former Jack McBride property on East Hunter Street and moved in at the start of the week. Their former home on North Mulberry Street is now occupied by Mr and Mrs Carl Frenier who had lived on Maple Street.
Dartmouth's indoor track carnival saw three world indoor marks fall as Johnny Borican of Elberon New Jersey broke the 800 meters and 880 yard records with times of 1 49.2 and 1 49.8. The Fordham 1 mile relay team set a new Dartmouth mark while Don Lash of Indiana State Police failed to surpass his two mile record by three seconds and NYU’s 2 mile relay missed the Georgetown record by 2.4 seconds.
Trade winds drift between Cleveland Indians in New Orleans and Philadelphia Athletics at Lake Charles. Connie Mack offers Bill Werber for Earl Averill and seeks another conference with Cleveland President Alva Bradley. Two-game series slated for Saturday and Sunday amid further trade talk.
Henry Armstrong defends both welter and lightweight crowns tonight against Lew Feldman of Brooklyn. Armstrong arrives after a quick defense in Havana and aims for a short, light effort for his share of the purse, last defending the welter title two weeks ago.
Long Island University Blackbirds, missing two regulars and Irv Torgoff, routed New Mexico Aggies 52 to 45 to move toward the final. St Johns of Brooklyn beat Roanoke 71 to 47 and is set to meet Loyola of Chicago in the semis, with LIA facing Bradley Tech.
In St. Petersburg Florida Joe Medwick will not be sold or traded this year after talks with the Dodgers failed. He seeks $20000, while the Cardinals offer $17500. The Cardinals beat the Bees 1 0 in an exhibition as Sherrill Sunkel and Cooper collected six hits.
In Lake Charles, Earle Brucker, 32, veteran catcher for the Philadelphia Athletics, recalls his career and argues the Yankees rely more on fielding than raw power. He singles out Bill Dickey, Joe DiMaggio, and others while praising Feller and Stratton, noting pitchers improve through injury and study.
Safety suggestions from S H Sebold of Ohio Power Co warn boys not to use wire or twine with wire as kite strings and to avoid lines near overhead wires. Do not run across streets while flying, keep strings dry to prevent conduction, and never climb poles towers or trees to retrieve caught kites. The eagle’s fall illustrates the force involved.
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